Saturday, January 7, 2012

favorite game day recipes

Way to go, Texans!!

We had some family over for the game this afternoon, so my mom and I made some of our favorite snacks/appetizers and one of my all-time favorite deserts. Perfect for continuing with the photo challenge! January 6, 2012: favourite (how European of us).

Shrimp and Avocado dip

This is really easy to make and so, so good. My Aunt Shari makes this at almost all family get-togethers and it goes quickly!

What you'll need:

1 package of cooked and frozen small shrimp

1 cup Picante sauce

1 cup Ketchup

Squirt of lemon juice

Squirt of Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp of horseradish

Avocado

Cilantro

1/2 of a jalapeno

Mix it all together in a bowl (avocado right before you serve it to keep it fresh) and serve with tortilla chips. YUM!

During halftime we were ready for a little something sweet. :)

Fruit Pizza

(These recipes are everywhere, but I couldn't find the one I like on any website, so here ya go!)

1 roll of sugar cookie dough

8 oz. cream cheese

1 cup powdered sugar

Assorted fruit

Bake one big sugar cookie in a pizza pan according to the directions on the label. You don't have to push the dough all the way to the edge because it expands during cooking. It also doesn't matter it it's super wrinkly (like mine) because it all gets covered up in the end.